Raking Those Autumn Leaves: Pros and Cons
As a gardener, you may well know that applying pressure to your lawn during the winter months can severely damage it. This is down to 2 key factors: When grass gets pulled out of the lawn for a variety of reasons, it does not grow back until spring. Colder weather conditions play a big part […]
4 Eco-Friendly Inventions You Might Not Know About
The world is a constantly changing and innovating place. Here are some of 2016’s top innovations that are changing the earth for the better. AirCarbon AirCarbon, an initiative by Newlight Technologies, is made by combining air with methane-based carbon. These emissions, that would otherwise become part of the air we breathe, produce a material that […]
November Gardening Tips
November is the month that the cold really starts to creep in as autumn draws to a close and winter begins to set about its business. Here are a few handy tips to help you out in the garden this month. Check Bonfires If you’ve had your bonfire set up for any amount of time […]
Tips for Gardening this September
September is a noticeably cooler month than August, with the evenings rolling in noticeably shorter and much darker weather beating the horizon. The drop in temperature makes it much more comfortable to spend the whole weekend in the garden when compared to the hotter months. Fruits and Vegetables. If you have a vegetable or fruit […]
Christchurch Mayor hails Eco site as “very impressive”
One of the UK’s most advanced sites for organics recycling and renewable energy has been hailed as “very impressive” by the Mayor of Christchurch. Cllr Nick Geary was speaking after a tour of Eco Sustainable Solutions’ 34-acre site at Parley. The company, which was founded 24 years ago, annually processes 200,000 tonnes of material at […]
5 Everyday changes you can make to reduce your carbon footprint
Everyone is away of their carbon footprint. We all know that we should be doing more to limit the damage that we do to the environment, but what do you do? It’s difficult to know where to start and short of selling your car for an electric one (or better yet, a bike), installing solar […]
Eco beats The National Trust to win renewable energy award
A Dorset company has beaten off competition from one of the UK’s biggest charities to win a top national award. Parley-based Eco Sustainable Solutions was named ‘Pioneer of the Year’ at the British Renewable Energy Awards. The company, which operates one of the UK’s most advanced sites for organics recycling and renewable energy, was shortlisted for the award with The […]
The 5 best creatures to encourage in your garden
There’s nothing that can be done about wildlife in your garden. The great outdoors is nature’s domain and that’s where it lives. So what do you do about the pests in your garden that want to damage your plants, dig-up your soil and nibble on your fruit? In this article, we’re going to show you […]
Eco is a Dorset Echo Industry Awards 2019 Finalist
Eco is very pleased to announce that we are a finalist in the Dorset Echo Industry Awards 2019. Our entry is into the Business Development or Innovative Idea category for our Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant in Piddlehinton. The Dorset Echo Industry Awards aims to bring together the best of business in the DT postcode sector. We firmly […]
October Gardening Tips
It’s October, the start of autumn and the beginning of everything changing in the garden before winter. It may seem like there’s not much to be done in the garden this month, but work put in this earlier in autumn will pay dividends when the garden begins to pick up in spring. Follow out quick […]